AUBURN, Alabama -- If Stanton Truitt is unable to crack Auburn's rotation at receiver, offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee has another job in mind for the freshman.

Truitt is still acclimating himself to the offense after arriving on campus in January, but his speed is already apparent.

"I don’t know if (special teams) coach (Scott) Fountain has any plans in the return game, but the kid can run," Lashlee said. "He’s a great kid and a smart kid and he’s picking things up well. We’ll just see how his role expands, but we’re excited about his potential.”

Truitt played quarterback last season at Monroe Area High School in Atlanta and rushed for 1,551 yards and 24 touchdowns. He was rated one of the top 20 receivers in the country by Rivals.com and 247sports.com, and joins a slew of receivers at Auburn who also played quarterback in high school.

"Truitt is going to be a good guy," safety Jermaine Whitehead said. "He’s quick with his feet, great hands."

Truitt (5-9, 175 pounds) seems to fit in most as a jet sweep option for the Tigers, though tailback Corey Grant, who was also a backup at slot receiver last season, and receiver Ricardo Louis appear to be the best options going into the fall.

“Stanton is fast," Lashlee said. "Right now we’re just putting him in one spot and trying to get him acclimated to everything but he can really run and that’s what we liked about him. He’s similar in size to Marcus Davis so that slot position fits him well, but when you look at a lot of things we do with reverses and jet sweeps I would think down the road those are things he might be a candidate for."